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Here are some notable economists, past and present:

Classical Economists

  1. Adam Smith (1723-1790) - Scottish philosopher and economist, author of "The Wealth of Nations"
  2. David Ricardo (1772-1823) - English economist, developed the concept of comparative advantage
  3. Thomas Malthus (1766-1834) - English economist, predicted population growth would outpace food supply
  4. Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) - French economist, developed the concept of Say's Law

Keynesian Economists

  1. John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) - British economist, developed the Keynesian economics school of thought
  2. Alvin Hansen (1887-1975) - American economist, developed the concept of the "multiplier"
  3. Abba Lerner (1903-1982) - American economist, developed the concept of "functional finance"

Monetarist Economists

  1. Milton Friedman (1912-2006) - American economist, developed the concept of monetarism
  2. Anna Schwartz (1915-2012) - American economist, co-authored "A Monetary History of the United States"
  3. Robert Lucas (1937-) - American economist, developed the concept of rational expectations

New Keynesian Economists

  1. Joseph Stiglitz (1943-) - American economist, developed the concept of asymmetric information
  2. George Akerlof (1940-) - American economist, developed the concept of the "lemons problem"
  3. Paul Krugman (1953-) - American economist, developed the concept of new trade theory

Behavioral Economists

  1. Daniel Kahneman (1934-) - Israeli-American economist, developed the concept of behavioral economics
  2. Amos Tversky (1937-1996) - Israeli-American economist, developed the concept of prospect theory
  3. Richard Thaler (1945-) - American economist, developed the concept of nudge theory

Development Economists

  1. Amartya Sen (1933-) - Indian economist, developed the concept of human development
  2. Muhammad Yunus (1940-) - Bangladeshi economist, developed the concept of microfinance
  3. Jeffrey Sachs (1954-) - American economist, developed the concept of shock therapy

Other Notable Economists

  1. Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992) - Austrian-British economist, developed the concept of spontaneous order
  2. John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) - American economist, developed the concept of countervailing power
  3. Paul Samuelson (1915-2009) - American economist, developed the concept of the "multiplier"
  4. Lawrence Summers (1954-) - American economist, developed the concept of the Summers equation
  5. Christine Lagarde (1956-) - French economist, former President of the European Central Bank

This is just a small sample of the many notable economists who have contributed to the field of economics.